Angela Duckworth

At various points, in big ways and small, we get knocked down. If we stay down, grit loses. If we get up, grit prevails. ”

I would be surprised if my girls ended up as women without grit. I really would. ”

Grit may carry risk because it's about putting all your eggs in one basket, to some extent. ”

There haven't been genetic studies on grit, but we often think that challenge is inherited but grit is learned. That's not what science says. Science says grit comes from both nature and nurture. ”